4
avert(verb, slip, escape, depart, bend)
4
buck(verb, force, drive, start, oppose)
4
catapult(verb, force, drive, start, deliver)
4
cower(verb, worry, avoid, fear, fuss)
4
craven(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
4
decline(verb, reject, oppose, ignore, neglect)
4
demur(verb, quiet, reject, oppose, dismiss)
4
discharge(noun, verb, force, drive, start)
4
dissent(verb, oppose, disagree, rebel)
4
faint(adjective, close, quiet, weak, plain)
4
falter(verb, worry, stick, avoid, fear)
4
fearsome(adjective, reserved, timid, retiring, bashful)
4
niggardly(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
4
parry(verb, slip, avoid, hide, escape)
4
pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, worried, fearful)
4
scrimpy(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
4
scruple(verb, have, stick, object, pause)
4
shun(verb, reject, worry, ignore, avoid)
4
sidetrack(verb, slip, bend, deviation, bounce)
4
startle(verb, recoil, jump, bound, shrink)
10 years ago|41k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). shy thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shy/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "shy thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shy/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, shy thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shy/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shy thesaurus" 24 March 2016. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shy/thesaurus/synonyms>